SimplyBook

Unsure of whether you can play your favorite sport in a facility near you? Trying to find people with common interests as you to stay fit and play at your own leisure? Looking for fitness activities in your area? Look no further than SimplyBook.

SimplyBook is a website that allows users to locate sports facilities near them, which can be rented on an hourly basis. You can also find people with interests matching yours and discover fitness activities conducted at various spots around town.

Business Model

Serving all of Bloomington, IN, with plans to expand to other cities and states, with a focus on places having a higher young adult population. We are adopting a peer-to-peer business model, acting as intermediaries between our clients who provide the sports facilities and the customers who use our platform to book the facilities. For every hourly reservation made through our website, we make 15% of the total transaction.

Project Plan

Features for Customers

• Login / Sign-up page that includes picking your interests
• Finding the closest centers to you offering desired services
• Chat feature to enable communication between users
• Search option to find your favorite sports centers and activities

Features for Clients

• Login / Sign-up page that includes picking facilities you offer
• Displaying your venue(s) on the customer's dashboard based on location and relevance
• Ability to add details about upcoming events at your venue to boost footfall

Competitors

Student Recreational Sport Center, Bill Garrett Fieldhouse

• Charges a flat yearly fee that students may not make the most of
• High footfall leads to a lack of facilities during rush hours
• Skewed interest in sports means a lot of area designated to some sports remains unused a lot of the time, and some areas are always crowded.

Tech Stack

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Summary

• The company ensures its profit as we take 15% of all transactions.
• Our clients can benefit as long as they maintain standards appreciated by the customers. A client's failure does not reflect on our product.
• Our product provides clients with a business opportunity while offering customers cheap alternatives to services provided by our clients.